tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30096533631925209842016-09-08T05:21:33.251+01:00Whinfell HarriersJames Poolenoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-67511271128181008052011-11-20T14:28:00.000+00:002011-11-20T14:28:30.558+00:00interlaken2012Whinfell Harriers will be holding the inaugural Interlaken 2012.<br /><br />Interlaken 2012 is a swim race in the format of the famous Tour de France. There will&nbsp;be three stages totalling 5 miles of swimming, in some of Britain’s most beautiful inland waters. The race will be held in the Lake District, over the weekend of 18/19th&nbsp;August 2012 with three swims in three different lakes.<br /><br /><a href="http://interlaken2012.blogspot.com/">Details can be found here.</a>James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-2229187472209292312011-10-02T16:11:00.001+01:002011-10-02T16:11:18.502+01:00Gibb 5 mile XC raceAfter a big year, Jimbo and Maurice back in WH colours in Coulsdon at the South London Harriers 5 mile XC race. Unusually good weather and lovely course saw Maurice get 20th in 36:18, and Jimbo 38th in 50:56.<br /><br />Champ got the run of the day and won the race overall in a very tidy 28:37.James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-57008113045730488912011-03-31T16:16:00.000+01:002011-10-02T16:16:59.712+01:0026th March - Victoria Park Open 5 miler<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #003366; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br /><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Victoria Park Open 5 miler</span></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6677081519480770989" style="line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6677081519480770989" style="line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Victoria Beaney - 37:43</div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6677081519480770989" style="line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">James Poole - 38:32</div>James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-27938569616755086902010-02-08T20:30:00.001+00:002010-02-08T20:32:59.325+00:00New club stash!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/S3B0smW0NmI/AAAAAAAAAPM/YxFguUX7slQ/s1600-h/IMG_0122.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/S3B0smW0NmI/AAAAAAAAAPM/YxFguUX7slQ/s320/IMG_0122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435973059795498594" /></a>James Poolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-4907863042355940992010-01-12T16:12:00.003+00:002010-01-12T16:18:13.994+00:002010. It's a New and very big yearHappy New Year to all of our punters! 2010 is a New and very big year.<br /><br />We have Champ and Maurice doing the swashbuckler half-iron distance race in the New Forest, joined by Jim and Fordy for Challenge Roth iron-distance race in Deutschland in July.<br /><br />Jim is also doing the UK Ironman 70.3 in Wimbleball, and Crazy-horse, notwithstanding his exile to new stables north of the border, is doing Elbaman in Italy.<br /><br />Good luck to all in their winter training. Enjoy those fresh rides!James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-34969191108174405192009-08-16T19:36:00.002+01:002009-08-16T19:41:36.720+01:00Worthing Olympic Distance TriGreat day in Worthing. Champ (Ryan Evans) goes 2:27, Maurice (Alasdair Poole) goes 2:45 and Beaney (Victoria Beaney) goes 2:47.James Poolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-32910038552273729802009-07-26T19:38:00.000+01:002009-08-16T19:40:45.264+01:00Milton Keynes Olympic Distance TriFordy (Kieron Ford) put in a cracking 2:21 in Milton Keynes to go 2nd on the Whinfell Harriers all-time list!James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-15627743431254458382009-07-16T19:32:00.000+01:002009-08-16T19:33:31.421+01:00Ironman SwitzerlandJimbo goes 11:00:21 in Zurich at Ironman SwitzerlandJames Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-58355009892453097332009-07-11T19:33:00.000+01:002009-08-16T19:35:18.308+01:00Ironman AustriaPaul (PJ) Trowsdale goes 11:17:21 and Dave Fox goes 11:44:30 in Austria. Outstanding Ironman debuts boys, well done.James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-12384134663171027372009-06-15T20:33:00.004+01:002009-06-15T21:39:02.716+01:002009 UK Ironman 70.3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/SjaiJ6rZlgI/AAAAAAAAAE8/QUt-B4__cJ0/s1600-h/IMG_5644.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/SjaiJ6rZlgI/AAAAAAAAAE8/QUt-B4__cJ0/s320/IMG_5644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347639898802853378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Whinfell Harriers were out in force at Wimbleball, Exmoor last weekend for the 2009 UK Ironman 70.3 half-ironman distance race.<br /><br />After 12 months of training (from left-to-right above photo) James Poole (Jimbo), Al Poole (Maurice), Kieron Ford (Fordy), Ryan Evans (Champ) and Brett Welch (Crazy-horse) each put in stunning races to finish the 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, half-marathon run within their expected finish times.<br /><br />Fordy led the Whinfell boys out of the water with a champion swim split and was first onto the bike. Four minutes later, Jimbo surfaced before starting a 'where did that come from?' bike ride. Maurice was third out of the water showing that his recent pool(e) miles have massively improved his stroke (some thanks for this should probably go to Fordy for his technical advice!). He then backed up the swim with a bit of an epic bike leg puncturing twice. It's a credit to Maurice's training that despite all this, he still finished the bike well within the cut-off.<br /><br />Crazy-horse, so called because with two wheels beneath him he seemingly has no concept of the word PAIN, showed the kind of form that has been ruining the rest of us in training. With a typically powerful performance he set himself up for a solid run that would get him well inside his predicted finishing time.<br /><br />Champ, the last out of the water, got progressively stronger throughout the bike course and didn't stop there - he ran negative splits on the three laps of the run course - this has Ironman potential written all over it.<br /><br />The run course, a hilly off-road half-marathon was a strength-sapping culmination to the race following the brutal bike course. Jimbo on the course ahead of scheduled expectations put in a solid 1:37 a PB on this course bagging a finishing time of 5:20, a PB by 35 minutes. Fordy, naturally strong on the run posted a great run-time of 1:50 showing everyone how a first-time half-ironman triathlon should be done. His overall finishing time of 5:50 was a whole 40 minutes faster than he'd expected. Ryan, third home for Whinfell Harriers also put in a good run-split of 1:51 and finished in 6:15. Crazy-horse's gallop of 2:11 got him fourth spot with a finishing time of 6:22 and not to be outdone, Maurice's great run of 2:04 closed a great day of racing for the team within his target 7 hour target time.<br /><br />Jimbo 5:20:25<br />Fordy 5:50:31<br />Champ 6:15:05<br />Crazy-horse 6:22:25<br />Maurice 6:55:25<br /><br />With such strong debuts at the <span style="font-style: italic;">half</span>-ironman distance by Fordy, Champ, Crazy-horse and Maurice over the world's hardest course, there's really only question guys.....!<br /><br />Thanks go to the team's girls for moral, logistical, photographic and nutritional support - cheers ladies!James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-63926684337736182022009-05-10T14:28:00.000+01:002009-10-29T14:39:19.403+00:00Buttermere Triathlon 2009Thanks to everyone who supported the Buttermere Triathlon despite the atrocious weather conditions!<br /><br />From your generous donations, we raised £185.83 which is being divided equally between The Prostate Cancer Charity and Meningitis UK.James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-18678427685273051512009-03-01T21:28:00.009+00:002009-03-26T22:51:43.206+00:00Buttermere Triathlon - 9th May 2009<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Following last year's success, Buttermere Triathlon is back for 2009 on a new course. There are changes to the swim, bike and run courses which take place in the picturesque Buttermere, Borrowdale and Newlands valleys of the Lake District.<br /><br />Full details can be found</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," href="http://www.pooleventures.com/buttermere2009.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">and a map of the course can be found</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.pooleventures.com/buttermere2009.jpg">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The race is ideal preparation for longer events later in the season, and in its own right, should be a good challenge for people accustomed to pool lengths and boring, flat road miles!</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/Scvr1B7xxJI/AAAAAAAAAC8/6WGyGT2k89A/s1600-h/buttermere2009swim.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/Scvr1B7xxJI/AAAAAAAAAC8/6WGyGT2k89A/s320/buttermere2009swim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317603081325757586" border="0" /></a>James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-38373167064849044832009-02-15T16:17:00.004+00:002009-02-15T16:22:24.187+00:00Vitruvian Half-ironmanWe are sending a team to the Vitruvian Half-Ironman distance tri. This has been voted Britain's best race a few times, and is held at Rutland Water in Leicestershire on 5th September 2009. For details or to enter, go to the <a href="http://www.pacesetterevents.com/vitruvian-triathlon.php">race website</a>.James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-62424212274736057392009-02-11T11:22:00.006+00:002009-04-11T12:00:40.732+01:00Hinksy and Maurice. Looking good lads!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/SeBwUVxUD7I/AAAAAAAAAE0/LuwtjZ8wy9w/s1600-h/hinksy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 264px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/SeBwUVxUD7I/AAAAAAAAAE0/LuwtjZ8wy9w/s320/hinksy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323378254295601074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/SeBvdwVNltI/AAAAAAAAAEs/5-2TnPC98mc/s1600-h/maurice.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 263px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/SeBvdwVNltI/AAAAAAAAAEs/5-2TnPC98mc/s320/maurice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323377316532688594" border="0" /></a></div>James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-14661437325389623042008-12-21T17:21:00.003+00:002009-03-29T22:53:53.242+01:00Martha going strong in South AfricaMartha Taylor gets 4th woman and 22nd overall in a time of 1 hour 10 in the Uge Events Trail Running Series - Race # 5 at Konka Kamp in South Africa. This was a 10.5km fell race - great run!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/Sc_tMm33-2I/AAAAAAAAAEc/4OJ2qjZrdFs/s1600-h/mt2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 313px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/Sc_tMm33-2I/AAAAAAAAAEc/4OJ2qjZrdFs/s320/mt2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318730485796961122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/Sc_sweuE47I/AAAAAAAAAEU/ZAy3IgHyPQA/s1600-h/mt2.jpg"><br /></a>James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-67213451375442982202008-11-16T11:48:00.004+00:002008-12-09T21:27:35.537+00:00Whinfell to send the A-Team to WimbleballEntries for the UK Ironman 70.3 triathlon are now open. Whinfell Harriers will be sending a full team to compete over the 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run course in the heart of hilly Exmoor. The race will be held on 14th June 2009 at Wimbleball lake.<br /><br />So far we have the following confirmed entrants:<br /><br />- Maurice (Al Poole)<br />- Champ (Ryan Evans)<br />- Jimbo (James Poole)<br />- Hinksy (Tom Hinks)<br />- Billie Jean (Jean Smullen)<br />- Crazy-Horse (Brett Welch)James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-76930394794404559762008-11-09T11:41:00.003+00:002009-03-29T22:53:32.834+01:00Crazy-Horse gallops at the BallbusterBrett Welch, (Crazy-Horse) galloped his way to a 4hrs 28 at the Ballbuster Duathlon at Box Hill in Surrey on 8th November. This is the biggest endurance race he's done so far in terms of time and distance, and is great base training for next year's Ironman 70.3. Well done mate!<br /><br />Ballbuster is one of Britain's hardest duathlons taking in an 8 mile loop five times which includes the very steep Box Hill, in the format RUN (8 miles)-BIKE (24 miles)-RUN (8 miles).<br /><br />There is a re-run of this race on 21st March 2009 for anyone interested. Czech out <a href="http://www.humanrace.co.uk/buster/index.html">this link</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/Sc_tsZrZ29I/AAAAAAAAAEk/khR5xQBOom8/s1600-h/IMG_5505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OjtUStdEeT0/Sc_tsZrZ29I/AAAAAAAAAEk/khR5xQBOom8/s320/IMG_5505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318731032010808274" border="0" /></a>James Poolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-56502128854020861502008-10-11T09:26:00.002+01:002008-10-11T09:29:01.347+01:00King of the Mountains RidePlease click here to see the map of the <a href="http://www.pooleventures.com/kingofthemountains.jpg">King of the Mountains</a> ride that we will be holding. The date is still to be confirmed.<br /><br />This will be a 165km ride with 4,466m of ascent. Brutal!James Poolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-87709266820679725192008-09-22T13:00:00.003+01:002008-12-20T20:44:30.639+00:00RACE REPORT: Lorton Sprint TriathlonThe Lorton Sprint Triathlon took place on Saturday 20th September 2008 over the following course:<br />--------------------------------------------------------<br />Swim (Crummock Water) - Short course: 300m; Long course: 900m<br />Bike (Lorton Valley and Loweswater) - Road course: 22km; Mountain bike course: 17km<br />Run (Lorton Valley) - 5km<br />--------------------------------------------------------<br />RESULTS<br /><br />1st - Ryan Evans ----- 1:34:39<br />2nd - Paul Walwyn<br />3rd - John Raho ----- 1:39:00<br />4th - Andy Raho ----- 1:40:00<br />5th - Rosie Hart<br />6th - Jim Poole ------- 1:43:48<br />7th - Suzy Robertson<br />8th - Tom Hinks ------ 1:51:00<br />9th - Brett Welch ----- 1:51:28<br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Congratulations to Ryan Evans for the win in his first race. A solid swim saw him out of the water in 2nd place which he held for the whole bike course until catching Paul Walwyn on the run.<br /><br />Paul's 2nd place is also notable as this was his very first triathlon, and despite a lot of pre-race goading from his girlfriend, Rosie, some fast transitions and a strong mountain-bike ride placed him well-up the field.<br /><br />The Raho Brothers took the 3rd and 4th places, led home by John (your 'Man with a Van'), who had a strong race finishing 2nd in the Buttermere Triathlon in May. This was Andy's first triathlon.<br /><br />Rosie Hart's triathlon debut was also impressive. A super-tight wetsuit didn't stop her swimming well before putting in a fast bike split on her new wheels. This was backed up with a typically fast run. It'll be frightening to see what she can do in the Spring 2009 triathlon which will have an option on the run to do a fell run.<br /><br />Jim's mechanical problems put paid to a fast bike split but a reasonable swim and run put him into 6th. Suzy Robertson did a great race and looked confortable running herself into 7th. Hinksy and Brett duelled throughout the race, constantly passing each other. They were very evenly matched on the flat and equally sick of the hills. Both Hinksy and Brett have big triathlon plans for 2009 of the Ironman and Half-Ironman distances respectively so it will be good to see how their winter training goes.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who came along and raced, I hope you enjoyed the course. Also special thanks to Cols, Whinfell Harriers's Directeur Sportif and to Harry for their kayak swim support and help with the race logistics.<br /><br />Course map <a href="http://www.pooleventures.com/lorton-sprint-tri-map.jpg">here</a>.<br />-------------------------------------------------------<br />The next club race will be the Buttermere Triathlon, to be held on 9th May 2009. This will be a middle distance race with the swim in Buttermere, the bike taking in two high passes: Honistor Hause; and Newlands Hause, and for the run, a choice of a long flat valley run or shorter fell run course. Full details to be published in due course.James Poolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-7001991233003175742008-08-11T22:03:00.004+01:002008-08-24T17:37:02.112+01:00Recent triathlon resultsOlympic distance triathlon results:<br /><br />J.Poole ---------2:18h - London triathlon<br />S.Parkinson ---2:38h - London triathlon<br />A.Poole---------2:55h - South Coast Triathlon<br />B.Welch -------3:07h - Cambridge triathlon<br /><br />Well done all!James Poolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-60555907346210081122008-08-08T19:37:00.000+01:002008-08-08T20:00:42.135+01:00August Olympic distance triathlonsFour guys are doing Olympic distance triathlons over the next couple of weeks:<br /><br />Sunday 10th August:<br />Cambridge - Brett Welch<br />London - Stu Parkinson and Jim Poole<br /><br />Sunday 17th August:<br />South Coast (Brighton) - Al Poole<br /><br />Good luck all!James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-16824024543260607802008-08-02T10:10:00.000+01:002008-08-02T10:12:18.531+01:00Eridge 10 mile XCountry RaceWe will be sending a team to the Eridge Park 10 mile XCountry race on 14th September 2008. For details or to enter <a href="http://www.twharriers.org.uk/racing/eridge_10">click here.</a>James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-39793128869593138612008-07-22T21:49:00.000+01:002008-07-24T22:07:32.686+01:00Ironman Switzerland 2009 entriesTwo confirmed entries for IM Switzerland 2009:<br /><br />Tom Hinks (Hinksy)<br />James Poole (Jimbo)<br /><br />The race will take place on 12th July 2009 and it's going to be a big year of training I'm sure. Bring it on.James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-55854003059900696152008-07-14T21:44:00.000+01:002008-07-24T22:07:08.758+01:00Quelle Challenge RothBy Jim Poole:<br /><br />Quelle Challenge Roth (pronounced Rote) is Europe's biggest Ironman distance triathlon and following my first one last year at Ironman Austria, I was very keen to experience the amazing support from 150,000 strong crowd. Despite the shit weather over the whole weekend and throughout the race I was very pleased to take 29 mins off my 2007 Ironman time and finish in 11hrs 7 mins. I have posted a full race report on my training blog <a href="http://pooletraining.blogspot.com/">here</a>James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009653363192520984.post-62014843168179552382008-06-17T21:29:00.000+01:002008-07-24T22:06:39.722+01:00UK Half-Ironman Triathlon 2008James 'Jimbo' Poole and Alasdair 'Maurice' Poole smashed the competition in the UK Half Ironman triathlon in a very hilly Exmoor.<br /><br />JP finished in 5hrs 55:10 a small PB and another step in the lead up to Challenge Roth in July, Europe's biggest Ironman distance race and Ironman no.2.<br /><br />AP had a very strong swim and tough ride on the bike course (which has 52 hills in 56 miles!), marginally finishing outside the time cut-off at T2. Unfortunately this meant that he will have to wait until 2009 to smack the run course.<br /><br />Brett Welch was team manager for the weekend doing a sterling job in shouting abuse us. He's threatening to race at next year's race. I can only see this ending in tears, but Brett will definitely finish.James Poolenoreply@blogger.com0